Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-16
HOME AND ABROAD.
FLOODS DEVASTATING PORTIONS
OF VIRGINIA.
Objections to Monday as Payday
Death of Justice Wood-New
Grape Pest-Etc.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nnoonD-uNzos.,
RENEWING THEIR YOUTH.
Former Californians Have Glorious
Reunion On the Potomac

WASHINGTON, May 15th.-The ex- -Califor-
MIA Pioneers held their first general reunion
at Marshall Hall, on the banks of the Po-
tomac, yesterday. The party went from
this city by steamer, the craft being COM
manded by Captain Blake, himself pi-
oieer Of the Golden State At the rendez-
vous the excursionists were met by delega-
lions from Baltimore and other places.
The party from Washington was as fol-
lows: Admiral ]. J. Almy, W. H. Barstow,
IL. Brock, General E. f. Beale, George r.
Buffum, General W. w. Belknap. Z. f.
Crowell, James B. Darden, General A. st.
9. Denver, III. B. Denman, Vernon Dorsey,
w c. Dodge, Charles Dickinson, P. T.
Dawson, George Francis Dawson, James
Eldredge, G. |. Ennis, John Ennis, Judge
X. w. Ellis, Ross A. Fish, General H G.
Gibson, Governor Geo C. Goiham, General
A. c. Hunt, Charles W. Hayden, Thos. E.
Hatch, Levi Hanford, Samuel w. Hoyt,
Major ]. P. Horbach, J. R. Howard, A. NJ
kenaday, Hallet Kilbourne, L. King, E.
Ingle. L. P. McManus, E. B. MacGroty,
Isaac G. Miller, George II: Miller Captain
John Mullin, William McGarrahan, J. f.
Moliere, J. p. Morse, Colonel S. c. McKib-
ben, General D. B. McKibben, L. Mont
gomery, Governor Rodman NJ Price, Gen
eral Alfred Pleasanton, H. +. Page, r. C.
J. Pendleton, Frank Richardson, Joseph J
REILLY, General w. S. Rosecraps, P. A.
Joseph A. Hettinius, Colonel Frank B.
Schaeffer, j. ]. Safely, ]. Thomas Turner,
J. 5. Tichenor, B. Tucker, Judge William
w. Upton, DR.. James Suddards, r. H.
Willert, o. NJ. WoZencraft and II. G.
Worthington. In addition to these were
the following Baltimoreans: L. Dawson,
A. Cooper, D. Donnelly, Dorsey French,
Dr. c. Gunther, James Johnson, Otto Sutro,
D. c. kone, Thomas G. Morrow, John w.
MCnson, George d. Phelps, Robert Reed,
Thomas S. Straton, John l.. Steiff, William
E. Stewart and Louis Wager
On reaching Marshall Hall meeting
was called, and Governor Price, who holds
that title by reason of election to the chief
magistracy of the State of New Jersey, was
called upon to preside. The meeting was
Tor the purpose of effecting an organiza-
ton. lie went to California originally in
On taking the chair he delivered speech
of few moments duration, thanking
those present for the honor conferred upon
him, and giving expire ssion to the opinion
that rarely does such body of men gather
as was assembled on this OCCASION He
said tiat the men who went TO California
in 1S49 had founded an empire better than
Trey knew at the time. They had by their
labois revolutionized the values of the
world. No matter what had been their ex-
perience before or since, they were the
better for going to California in those days.
No better school could ever be found to
prepare them for the realities of life than
that which they studied in during the pc
riod of their sojourn on the Pacific coast
in 1849
,olap Fo- n nor,,o,o,,4 -
proposed by George @. Gorham and adopted
without dissenting voice. Its object was
simply for the social enjoyment of its
members. 1t was proposed that a Presi-
dent, Vice-President and Secretary, who
should also be Treasurer, should be elected
on the first Monday of May of each year, at
which meeting time for the annual re-
union or picnic would be set. This plan
was unanimously adopted. General John
G. Fremont, who had intended to be pres
ent, was unavoidably detained in New
York, but nevertheless was elected the
first President of the National Association
OF California Pioneers, as the organization
was named, the action being loudly ap-
plauded by all present. A telegram had
been received from him. regretting his alb
sence. George G. Gorham was made Vice
President, and Hallet Kilbourne Secretary
Then. letters of regret were read from
those who were expected to have been pres
ent on the occasion. Among them was one
from General Sherman, and also from JUS
tice Field of the United States Supreme
Court.
When dinner was ready the company sat
down to sumptuous repast, which was
washed down by an installment OF Cali
fornia wine, after which speeches were in
ORDER George G. Gcrham presided Only
California "reminiscences were in order
Every story told was to be taken as the gos-
pei truth, and the man who could tell OF
the greatest hairbreadth escapes was
to be the biggest hero. Speeches were
made by Governor Hunt of Colorado,
i. b. McGrotty, who as master of an East
India vessel, went via the Cape of Good
Hope to California and picked up on the
way cargo of 800 Chinamen-the first
taken to the Golden State; Colonel McMan-
hue, who was with General John Fremont
in his early exploration; Mr.. Pohndorff, Dr.
Beverly Tucker and Judge Selden S.
Wright of San Francisco, who proposed as
toast, The New California"
The closing speech was made by Govern
or Price, who told of his experience in Cal
ifornia, in 1916, in connection with the naval
forces. The party left just before sundown,
and passed the return trip in telling further
"reminiscences and singing old California
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